ros atkins is at westminster for you. hi, victoria, thank you.iting on the details of how this contest will work. even though it began the moment borisjohnson said that he would be stepping down, we don't have the precise dates around how this will play out. we know that the mps will whittle the field down to two, we know the final vote will go to the members of the conservative party. but exactly how the chronology will play out, we're hoping to 1922 committee that represents backbench conservative will clear that up. but the candidates have started to lay their policies. there's been a huge amount of attention on tax. a number of candidates emphasising they would bring in of attention on tax. a number of candidates emphasising they would bring in tax of attention on tax. a number of candidates emphasising they would bring in tax cuts of attention on tax. a number of candidates emphasising they would bring in tax cuts should of attention on tax. a number of candidates emphasising they would bring in tax cuts should they of attention on tax. a nu

to a degree, it's not a matterfor i'm ros atkins, i'm live with you from downing street. his own party — he'll stand aside as leader and as prime minister once his successor is chosen. after a string of further government resignations first thing this morning, he made the announcement in downing street surrounded by family and colleagues. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the bestjob in the world. but them's the breaks. mrjohnson made clear he'd wanted to stay in office — but was left with no choice but to go. as but to go. we have

ros atkins is at westminster. let's head there now.ou forjoining us on couege you thank you forjoining us on college green. the 1922 committee is not going to decide the exact shape this election should take place. they can now choose the election rules for this leadership contest, and we expect that will mean measures to try and reduce the size of the field. many of the hopefuls have been setting out their plans. it's thought the current contenders will be whittled down to two by the end of next week when parliament goes on recess. we aren't quite sure of the precise process. we think the election could be late august. here's our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. 11 candidates fighting for one vacancy. last night, foreign secretary liz truss became the latest cabinet truss became the latest cabinet minister to enter the race. in a video posted on social media this morning, she promises low taxes and economic growth. i want the best for us all, and i am the person to deliver that. tax and spend is the bread and butter of

feet on the desk, - briefly with his feet on the desk, the back—up present in the studio while ros atkinsast cut to the studio camera at an inopportune moment, but the response on twitter was forgiving. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see and hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us. you can find us on twitter. have a look at our website. that's all from us. rebecca is here with more thoughts about bbc news coverage next week. it's the last show before the summer break. i will see you again in september, goodbye. hello. the technical definition of a heatwave is for three consecutive days of temperatures above a certain threshold, which differs in different parts of the country. and it does look as if, as high pressure moves right across the uk this weekend, some spots in wales, not widely, but more of england from sunday will hit those thresholds and for three consecutive days — sunday, monday, tuesday. so, we are looking at a heatwave developing in some spots. scotland and northern ireland will warm up

that was tim willcox, the backup present in the studio while ros atkins was presenting 0utside sourcehank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, please e—mail newswatch, or you can find us on twitter. you can call us. do you have a look at our website. that is all from us. rebecca jones will be here for more of your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. it is the last show before the summer break. i will see you again in september. goodbye. hello there. it was a very warm day on friday. temperatures touched 29 celsius across south east england. and this weekend, more of the same, a lot of sunshine around. it's going to stay dry away from the far north—west of scotland. and it's all down to this area of high pressure, which will be sitting out towards the west of the uk to start the weekend, and we have a run of northerly winds. slightly fresher air mass, so i don't think it'll be quite as hot today as what it was on friday. most of the cloud will affect the no

hello, i am ros atkins. welcome to this edition of the media show. and liz truss. there have been two debates between them and some of the other candidates already. one got cancelled after some of the candidates declined to take part. the bbc is planning another with just the final two. and the whole process and the way the debates have

hello, i am ros atkins. welcome to this edition of the media show. we're going to talk about tv political debates, because the conservative party leadership races down to two candidates, rishi sunak and liz truss. there have been two debates between them and some of the other candidates already. one got cancelled after some of the candidates declined to take part. the bbc is planning another with just the final two. and the whole process and the way the debates have played out has raised broader questions about how they're organised, how they serve voters and the country as a whole, and how the broadcasters find the experience, too. well, we're going to be speaking to jonathan from sky news, kristin from channel 4 news, julie for itv news, but first of all, let's bring in faisal islam, because he will be the on—air team for this bbc debate. tell us more. an awful lot has been done. a lot of the legwork has been done by... the excellent debates are hosted by two of the other people on this call, really rich in terms of drama, and some interesting and

from me, ros atkins, and the rest of the media show team, thanks for watching. see you soon.ipping 11—13. warmer than last night across eastern parts. 0n than last night across eastern parts. on monday, sunny skies. the breeze picking up the far north—west bringing some cloud into scotland and northern ireland. sunshine again for england and wales. temperatures continuing to climb all the way into yorkshire could be 30 degrees on monday afternoon. not as warm in scotland and northern ireland nor indeed around coastal areas as well with some sea breezes. as we move into tuesday, we will find the high pressure bringing the sunshine and warmth pushing away. it does introduce cooler fresher air and push all of that heat towards east anglia and south—east england. this is bbc news. the headlines at 5pm... trade minister penny mordaunt becomes the ninth candidate to join the conservative leadership race — with former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, also declaring in the last 2a hours. in eastern ukraine 15 people died when an apartment block was shelled in the done

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source live from westminster.prime minister. in the next hour, we'll find out what the rules of the leadership contest will be. the candidates have been setting out why they want change. this is a wake—up—and—smell—the—coffee moment. sleaze, scandal, internal warfare. we've seen this movie before and we know how it ends. tax cuts is the issue dominating the contest so far. we'll look at what the candidates are saying they'll do if they win. we'll also look at the crisis in sri lanka.

from me, ros atkins, and the rest of the media show team, thanks for watching. see you soon.unday with more in the way of sunshine around. some misty low cloud to begin in northern ireland, much of western scotland, north west england, north wales — a lot of that disappears, some patches linger around the irish sea coast. but on the whole in the afternoon, it's a story of lots of sunshine. feeling warmer in scotland and northern ireland, low—to—mid 20s, mid—to—upper 20s in wales and england. up to 30 in south east england, somewhat cooler around the coasts with sea breezes kicking in. some of that low cloud just across north—west scotland again going into monday morning. saw some patches of it around the irish sea coast. the nights starting to get a touch warmer, as well. and, although during monday, we'll see some cloud increasing into scotland and northern ireland, there'll still be some very warm, sunny spells around. the sun might be hazy through wales and england on monday, but there'll still plenty of it, and it will feel even hotter. and for tuesday in south east engla

from me, ros atkins, and the rest of the media show team, thanks for watching. see you soon.and wales. all areas will be warmer on sunday. could be very hot across southern britain on sunday afternoon. so we've got this area of high pressure which is bringing all this fine weather. these weather fronts always close to the north of the uk, bringing more cloud and some spots of rain to northern scotland. so, through saturday, much of england and wales will be dry, widespread sunshine here. more cloud for northern ireland, northern and western scotland. could see the sunshine break through in northern ireland later on and eastern scotland, some splashes of rain there for the northern isles. temperatures there, low teens. for eastern scotland and northern ireland, the low 20s. the mid—20s in england and wales, where we could see highs of 26 in the southeast. sunday, another very sunny day for england and wales and also more sunshine for scotland and northern ireland away from the very far northwest. so it's going to be a warmer day for all. we could see 29 or 30 degrees in the so

from me, ros atkins, and the rest of the media show team, thanks for watching. see you soon. far. monday could well be the turn of wales and england, so feeling just as hot out there, if not hotter. and a lot of sunshine, yes, though increasing high cloud will turn things hazier out there. and if you're looking for rain, this is the next five days. while some will push in towards north—western areas — not very much, mind you — but where temperatures are at their highest for the next couple of days at least, well, it will stay mainly dry, just exacerbating the very dry conditions out there with high pressure close by. although some changes from low pressure, slowly, as we go through the next few days. a lot of sunshine as monday begins, temperatures rocketing. misty, low cloud just pulling away from some irish sea coasts. an increase in high cloud from the north, again, turning things hazier out there. the temperatures widely into the upper 20s from eastern scotland through wales. a large swathe of england 30 or above, maybe 33 in south—east england. strong sunshine, high, ver

from me, ros atkins, and the rest of the media show team, thanks for watching. see you soon. time. these are the temperatures as we head into the early part of the evening. highest numbers across more southern parts of england and wales typically the mid—20s still. clear skies overnight for england and wales. thicker cloud coming into northern scotland bringing some rain for a while in the northern isles and following on from that this mist, low cloud and fog will push into the north—western irish sea. temperatures typically 11—111. comfortable enough night ahead. into tomorrow, that mist, fog and low cloud will burn back gradually towards these coasts in the far north—west, we will have sunshine more widely, the wind remains very light, sea breezes keep it a little bit cooler around the coast, but otherwise, temperatures continuing to rise, peaking at 27—29 in the midlands and south—east of england. it gets hotter for england and wales next week. temperatures up to the low 30s, but cooler and more cloudy as you head further north across the uk. this is bbc news. the headline

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source live from westminster. welcome to college green. 11 candidates are now in the running to be the next leader of the conservative party and british prime minister. in the next hour, we'll find out what the rules of the leadership contest will be. the candidates have been setting out why they want change. this is a wake—up—and—smell—the—coffee moment. sleaze, scandal, internal warfare. we've seen this movie before and we know how it ends. tax cuts is the issue dominating the contest so far. we'll look at what the candidates are saying they'll do if they win. we'll also look at the crisis in sri lanka. the president has confirmed he will step down after protesters stormed his palace. and we'll look at twitter�*s share price, which has fallen welcome to college green in front of parliament, where the process of selecting a new leader of the conservative party and new prime minister is under way. if i'm occasionally glancing this way and that, sir graham brady, the committee chair, will be speaking in the next fe

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source live from westminster. we are digesting the giving of the rules for the process for the next prime minister of the uk. eleven candidates are now in the running to be the next leader of the conservative party and british prime minister. we now know what the rules of the leadership contest will be. and the candidates have been setting out why they want change. this is a wake up and smell the coffee moment. sleaze, scandal, internal warfare — we have seen this movie before, and we know how it ends. tax cuts is the issue dominating the contest so far. we'll look at what the candidates are saying they'll do if they win. we'll also look at the crisis in sri lanka. the president has confirmed he will step down after protesters stormed his palace. and we'll look at twitter�*s share price, which has fallen sharply after elon musk pulled out of his takeover attempt. let's start by continuing to get reaction to what we have heard, that this process will be down to two by next week. there is a threshold of 20 mp5 next

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. —— kasia madera.and taking medication. his aids say he's experiencing "very mild symptoms". these are the scenes live from the white house, where we are expecting to hear a briefing from his press secretary, and we will bring that to you live as it happens. italy's unity prime minister resigns, with the country set for a fractious campaign after the president announced an

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my colleague ros atkins is in westminster for us. good afternoon. important meeting coming up?nce we have effectively been in a tory party leadership contest but we don�*t know precisely how it will work. we know the sketch of how it will work because we have seen this before, not least in 2019, but each time it is slightly different. so we are waiting to hear when will all these candidates be whittled down to two and when will the party membership get to vote on who becomes their next leader and the new prime minister. at the moment we have 11 leadership hopefuls and they are busy setting out their stall and one thing they are keen to talk about are their tax plans and it looks like this is going to be one of the main issues on which they all say to the electorate, the mps and then the tory party members, this is how they will approach it. and as they do that, along with other important policies of course, that is how they will be judged, initially by those mps, and then whittled down to two by next week, and then parliament will break up for the summer, we think there will be

i'm ros atkins, i'm live with you from downing street. borisjohnson has been forced out by his own party — he'll stand aside as leader and as prime minister once his successor is chosen. after a string of further government resignations first thing this morning, he made the announcement in downing street surrounded by family and colleagues. i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the bestjob in the world. but them's the breaks. mrjohnson made clear he'd wanted to stay in office — but was left with no choice but to go. as but to go. we have seen at westminster, the herd as we have seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. and, my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. mew friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have _ remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been _ remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been appointed - remotely indispensable. new cabinet ministers have been appoi

i'm ros atkins live at westminster where there's only one hour left before nominations close in the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. former chancellor rishi sunak launches his bid, saying its not credible to promise tax cuts now. and as grant shapps pulls out and priti patel says she won't stand — the ten remaining candidates in the race have until 6:00pm this evening to secure the backing of at least 20 of their colleagues. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence that the sas executed detainees and murdered un—armed people in afghanistan. most people know me as mo farah, but is not my real name, it's not the reality. the olympic star mo farah has revealed he was trafficked into the uk as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. heathrow airport limits the number of passengers who can depart each day to reduce travel disruption. images from nasa's new telescope show light from galaxies that are billions of years old — with further releases expected this hour. a long—awaited report into widespread grooming of children in telford finds generations hav

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the mayor of london declares a major incident with a surge in fires across the capital because of the current heatwave. 100 firefighters are tackling this blaze in east london which spread from a grassland wildfire to several homes. we've got the calls that we've been dealing with have been wildfires or grass fires in particular where the ground has been tinderbox dry as a result of the weather we've experienced.— result of the weather we've exerienced. , ._ , ., experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on _ experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on record _ experienced. tuesdays are the hardest on record with - experienced. tuesdays are the - hardest on record with temperatures about a0 celsius for the first time. we also see it fires physically in spain and france and there are warning about the danger to human health. 0ur crosses our oui’ crosses our of 0ur crosses our of outside stores were going to keep you up—to—date on this unprecedented heatwave which continues to affect large par

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines why this heatwave is different to ones the uk has experiencedy afternoon, a temperature of 38.1 had already been recorded. and then there's this from nasa. it's a chart that shows global temperatures compared to expected levels in june 1976. as you can see, parts of western europe were well above them. this is the same chart forjune 2022. europe is hot again but higher temperatures are much more widespread. and what's happening now is part of a bigger shift in our climate. in 2019, the bbc reported that the uk's ten warmest years all occurred since 2002. and so, in 2022, we have higher top temperatures, more widespread high temperatures, an overall increase in global temperatures, and in the uk, extreme heat is becoming more common. heatwaves is one of the clearest signs in extreme weather of human influence on climate. it's one of the extreme weather events we can be most confident about our being affected by rising global temperatures. and this does connect to humans. the met office says it is ten times more likely for the uk to have a a0 degr

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let�*s go to ros atkins who�*s watching the doors for us in downing street.sign at 6pm and it�*s now 9pm, that�*s a relatively long time for that to not be resolved. perhaps that points to the fact that these are not conversations which are all going the way that boris johnson conversations which are all going the way that borisjohnson would�*ve hoped to, or perhaps he was taking his time to consider it. nonetheless there�*s a huge amount writing on this tour because we want to see who comes out and what they have to say. because while they has set national secretary is a hugely important role as we navigate our way out of the pandemic, the chancellor of the exchequer is a hugely powerful person who shapes the direction of the economy. whatever decision boris johnson makes around that role will tell us a couple things — how confident is he in certain strong characters within the cabinet, but it also says something about the direction he hopes to go in terms of economic policy. you�*ve been highlighting what rishi sunak said in his resignation letter, there di

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. —— kasia madera.presidentjoe biden tests positive for covid. he's posted this photo on twitter, saying he's doing great and keeping busy. the 79—year—old is isolating at the white house and taking medication. his aids say he's experiencing "very mild symptoms". these are the scenes live from the white house, where we are expecting to hear a briefing from his press secretary, and we will bring that to you live as it happens. italy's unity prime minister resigns, with the country set for a fractious campaign after the president announced an election in september. translation: as president announced an election in september. tuna/mom- president announced an election in september. translation: as has been communicated. — september. translation: as has been communicated. i _ september. translation: as has been communicated, i signed _ september. translation: as has been communicated, i signed a _ september. translation: as has been communicated, i signed a decree - september. translation: as has been commu

iam ros i am ros atkins. book back to downing street.devastating speech in the comments from now the former health secretary —— home secretary priti patel. at —— home secretary priti patel. git some point, we have to conclude that enough is enough. i believe that point is now. just enough is enough. i believe that point is now— enough is enough. i believe that point is now. just before that, in prime minister's _ point is now. just before that, in prime minister's questions, - point is now. just before that, in | prime minister's questions, boris johnson had faced the labour leader sir keir starmer, who had offered his criticism.— his criticism. this is the first case of the _ his criticism. this is the first case of the sinking - his criticism. this is the first case of the sinking ship - his criticism. this is the first i case of the sinking ship fleeing his criticism. this is the first - case of the sinking ship fleeing the rats _ case of the sinking ship fleeing the rats he— case of the sinking ship fleeing the rats. . . case of the

let's go to my ros atkins who's in westminster with the latest.y through these headwinds. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values. and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. looking on, the transport secretary, grant shapps, who announced he had dropped out of the race to back sunak. at the same time, in westminster, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee was launching his bid. we need leadership, with a renewed sense of mission. leadership that sees beyond divisive politics and delivers results. leadership that will return government to the service of our economy, our people, and our country. and also elsewhere in westminster, the former equalities minister kemi badenoch set out her pitch. throughout my life there have been people who said you can't, you shouldn't, this is not for you, and in politics many people who said you're in the wrong party, you're saying the wrong things, you can't do that. but i'm not the sort of person who you can sideline, silence or cancel. she's one of several candidat

ros atkins: a couple - of details, we know another couple of cabinet ministers have gone into numberr. goodbye. good morning and welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the race to be the next leader of the conservative party heats up as former chancellor rishi sunakjoins the list of contenders. the body of japan's former prime minister, shinzo abe, arrives in the capital tokyo, a day after he was assassinated at a political rally. elon musk pulls out of a £36 billion deal to buy twitter. good morning from wimbledon on women's final day when we will see a new name on the trophy. but it's all over for british number one cameron norrie, who lost his semi—final in four sets to the defending champion novak djockovich. good morning. the temperatures are going to be the talking point of the weather forecast this weekend. things really warming up again, particularly by sunday. lots of strong sunshine, and things remaining mostly dry. i will have all the details. good morning. you can see weston—super—mare peer behind me. at the moment, the beach is

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines why this heatwave is different to ones the uk has experiencedwork and children off school, and that for some has brought to mind the record—breaking summer of 1976. but what's happening now is not the same as what happened then. 1976 was indeed a heatwave, and we've had heatwaves before. but the point is they are getting more, more often. they are happening more often and they are becoming more intensive. in 1976 the maximum recorded temperature was 35.9 celsius. this time, by late monday afternoon, a temperature of 38.1 had already been recorded. and then there's this from nasa. it's a chart that shows global temperatures compared to expected levels in june 1976. as you can see, parts of western europe were well above them. this is the same chart forjune 2022. europe is hot again but higher temperatures are much more widespread. and what's happening now is part of a bigger shift in our climate. in 2019, the bbc reported that the uk's ten warmest years all occurred since 2002. and so, in 2022, we have higher top temperatures, more widespread hig

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines why this heatwave is different to ones the uk has experienced1976 the maximum recorded temperature was - intense. in 1976 the maximum | recorded temperature was 35.9 celsius. this time, by late monday afternoon, the temperature of 38.1 success had been recorded. then there is this from nasa. a chart showing global temperatures compared to expected levels injune1976. you can see that parts of western europe were well above them. this is the same chart forjune 2022 europe is hot again but higher temperatures are much more widespread. what's happening now is part of a bigger shift in our climate. in 2019 it was reported that the uk's 10 warmest years all occurred since 2002. and so in 2022, we have higher top temperatures, more widespread high temperatures, more widespread high temperatures, an overall increase in global temperatures, and in the uk, extreme heat is becoming more common. :, :, , extreme heat is becoming more common. . :, , ., extreme heat is becoming more common. . ., :, :, common. heatwaves are one of the clearest signs _ common. h